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TEXTILES

DRESS CLOTHING 

DIVISION

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Dress Clothing Division

SHARON PIECYK

Division Chief

Racheal Ganway

Supervisor

Outerwear/Shirts &

Headwear/Ecclesiastical

JOHN FRICKER

Supervisor

Heraldics/Flag Room

ASHLEY LIDDLE

Supervisor

Dress Uniforms

Tanya Lockley (KO)

Jillian Randazzo (KO)

Charles Brown (KO)

Jennifer Trusedale (KO)

Earl Joyner (KO)

Michael O’Conner

Monique Porter

Eugenia Bodnar

Megan Wherrity

Scott Hilsee (PACER)

Arlett Hartie (KO)

Uchenna Nwachuku

Stanley Thomas

William Dent

Rebecca Mills

Daniel Engelberg 

Robin Cooper (PACER)

Jonny Nguyen (PACER)

Robert Fagan (PACER)

Anthony D’Avella (KO)

Alyson Wright

Matthew McKeever

Kyle Maccia (PACER)

Adam Lam (PACER)

Angela Anderson
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$27

$27

$28

$28

$29

$29

$30

$30

$31

FY2015 FY2016 FY2017

Millions

$30.2

$31.4

$28.5

Material Obligations

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Name Title E-mail

Sharon Piecyk Division Chief Sharon.Piecyk@dla.mil

John Fricker IST Heraldic Chief John.Fricker@dla.mil

Arlett Hartie Contracting Officer Arlett.Hartie@dla.mil

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Heraldics Team

John Fricker, Supervisor
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• Major Programs

- DLA Troop Support Flag Room

- Direct support to the US Army Heraldry 

and Veterans Medals Unit

- Direct support to US Air Force and 

Marine Corps Heraldry 

- Burial Flags for Dover AFB

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• Challenges

- Shrinking industrial base capable of 

providing Berry compliant material

- Large workload of over 8K unique 

NSNs

- First article issues

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• Certification by The Institute of 

Heraldry will be required for a vendor 

submitting an offer on either a medal or 

insignia solicitation.

• A vendors past performance score (PIPERs 

score) will be taken into consideration when 

evaluating their offer. 

Solicitation Requirements
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• A vendors past performance score 

(PIPERs) will be utilized in the evaluation 

of an offer.

• A past performance score of 60 or better 

is considered acceptable

• A score below 60 could result in your offer 

being bypassed.

• A vendor can obtain their score as well as 

information on how to improve their score 

by contacting Tim Atwell at 215-737-7844

Past Performance
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• Currently in the process of putting 

together a solicitation for over 160 

different flag items.

• The solicitation and corresponding award 

will be for a requirements type contract. 

• A pre-solicitation conference will be held 

with the vendor base.

• The point of contact is Dan Engelberg 

(215-737-2596).

Requirements Contract
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Item Status Award 

US Gold Plated Insignia Awarded December 2016

National Defense Medal Awarded February 2016

Decoration Sets Awarded September 2017

Name Tapes Awarded September 2016

Closed Procurement Actions

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Item Status Award 

Meritorious Service Medal Solicitation Closed Target Award: 

December 2017

Tactical Flag Solicitation Closed Target Award:

December 2017

Air Force Achievement/ Army Good 

Conduct

Solicitation Closed Target Award:

February 2017

Upcoming Awards

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Item Est Issue 

Date Strategy Buyer

Sword and Scabbard FY 18 Small Business 

Set Aside Daniel Engelberg

Warning Streamer FY 18 Small Business 

Set-Aside

Jonny Nguyen

Service Ribbons FY 18 Unrestricted Arlett Hartie

Requirements Contract 

(Flags)

FY 18 Small Business 

Set-Aside

Daniel Engelberg

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Name Title E-mail

John Fricker Supervisor John.Fricker@dla.mil

Arlett Hartie Contracting Officer Arlett.hartie@dla.mil

Uchenna Nwachuku Acquisition Specialist Uchenn.nwachuku@dla.mil

William Dent Acquisition Specialist William.dent@dla.mil

Stanley Thomas Acquisition Specialist Stanley.Thomas@dla.mil

Rebecca Mill Acquisition Specialist Rebecca.mills@dla.mil

Robin Cooper Acquisition Specialist Robin.Cooper@dla.mil

Robert Fagan Acquisition Specialist Robert.Fagan@dla.mil

Jonny Nguyen Acquisition Specialist Jonny.nguyen@dla.mil

Points of Contact Heraldics IST
Joint Advanced Planning 

Brief for Industry

Information Brief

16 November 2017
UNCLASSIFIED

The Institute of Heraldry Department of the Army

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

16 UNCLASSIFIED

Director

Heraldic Services & 

Support Division

Technical & 

Production Division

Heraldic Design 

Division

Army Center of Military History

Secretary of the Army

Administrative Assistant to the 

Secretary of the Army
UNCLASSIFIED

The Institute of Heraldry Department of the Army

TECHNICAL AND PRODUCTION 

DIVISION

Division Chief

Mr. Thomas Casciaro

TECHNICAL 

FUNCTION

PRODUCTION 

FUNCTION

QUALITY 

ASSURANCE

Mr. Antonio Fulcher

SPECIFICATION 

WRITER

Mr. Eduardo Sarsozo

SUPPLY 

TECHNICIAN

Mr. Robert McGregor

INDUSTRIAL 

SPECIALIST (T)

Mrs. Sherry O'Connor

INDUSTRIAL 

SPECIALIST (M)

Mr. John Orelski

EXHIBIT 

SPECIALIST

Mr. Michael Craghead
UNCLASSIFIED

The Institute of Heraldry Department of the Army

11/22/2017

• Custodian of 2,300 Specifications for heraldic items

• Executive Office of the President

• Department of Defense

• Federal Agencies

DOD STANDARDIZATION
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The Institute of Heraldry Department of the Army

11/22/2017

• Manufacturer Certification Program

• Certification of items for commercial sale

• QA items sold in AAFES Military Clothing Sales Store

• Advise DLA Troop Support

CERTIFICATION
UNCLASSIFIED

The Institute of Heraldry Department of the Army

11/22/2017

• Tool Room:

• Maintain over 25,000 government 

hubs and dies

• Valued in excess of $1,500,000

• Provide tools to DLA Troop Support

• Repository:

• Over 20,000 historical artifacts

• Certified samples authorized for sale

ARCHIVE/TOOL LOAN

• Provide samples to:

• DLA Troop Support

• Smithsonian Museum

• Center of Military History
UNCLASSIFIED

The Institute of Heraldry Department of the Army

Average 150,000 hits per month

• Updated Weekly

• Includes all DoD 

components

• Continuing to add 

new content

www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil 

TIOH WEBSITE
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The Institute of Heraldry Department of the Army

22 UNCLASSIFIED

CUSTOMERS

• Office of the President

• Department of Defense

– Armed Forces

• Federal Agencies
UNCLASSIFIED

The Institute of Heraldry Department of the Army

23 UNCLASSIFIED

FY17 POTUS/VPOTUS Support

23 5 7

TOTAL: 35

We provide support to the following organizations:

• White House Communications Agency

• White House Military Office

• 89th Airlift Wing, Presidential Airlift Group (Air Force One)

• Marine Helicopter Squadron One (Marine One)
UNCLASSIFIED

The Institute of Heraldry Department of the Army

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FY17 Insignia Developments

ARMY

SSI

DUI

CSIB

BADGE

6

29

3

2

TOTAL 40

MARINE

GRADE 10

TOTAL 10

AIR FORCE

MEDAL

DEVICE

BADGE

4

3

6

TOTAL 13

FEDERAL

MEDAL

AWARD

BADGE

16

3

3

3

TOTAL 25

LAPEL

88 Developments

$118,545.00
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The Institute of Heraldry Department of the Army

FY Development Cost Comparison

$118,545.00

$208,545.00

$107,750.00

$43,782.00

$125,380.00

$0.00

$50,000.00

$100,000.00

$150,000.00

$200,000.00

$250,000.00

FY17 FY16 FY15 FY14 FY13

25 UNCLASSIFIED

88

115

49

40

66

Average: $120,800
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The Institute of Heraldry Department of the Army

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1. Coats of Arms

2. Official Seals

3. Organizational & Positional Flags

4. Decorations & Medals

5. Shoulder Sleeve Insignia

6. Distinctive Unit Insignia

7. Insignia & Badges

8. Medallions

9. International Support

HERALDIC SERVICES
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The Institute of Heraldry Department of the Army

11/22/2017 UNCLASSIFIED Slide 27

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